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Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecard
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are assessment reports for different malware threats which have been collected and analyzed by our research team. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards evaluate and rank threats using several metrics including real-world and potential risk factors, trends, frequency, prevalence, and persistence. EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards are updated regularly based on our research data and metrics and are useful for a wide range of computer users, from end users seeking solutions to remove malware from their systems to security experts analyzing threats.
EnigmaSoft Threat Scorecards display a variety of useful information, including:
Ranking: The ranking of a particular threat in EnigmaSoft’s Threat Database.
Severity Level: The determined severity level of an object, represented numerically, based on our risk modeling process and research, as explained in our Threat Assessment Criteria.
Infected Computers: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
See also Threat Assessment Criteria.
| Ranking: | 14,627 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,746 |
| First Seen: | December 19, 2016 |
| Last Seen: | August 11, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Search.searchpcst.com domain is associated with the 'My Speed Test' software from Polarity Technologies Ltd. Search.searchpcst.com is used as the default new tab page for users who have installed 'My Speed Test' by Polarity. The 'My Speed Test' program is designed to substitute your old new tab page with Search.searchpcst.com and show a curated selection of links dedicated to Internet speed optimization. The 'My Speed Test' New Tab includes links to Broadbandchoices.co.uk/guides/speed/boost-your-internet-speed and Ffcc.gov/research-reports/guides/household-broadband-guide. Also, the 'My Speed Test' New Tab is empowered with a search by Yahoo that is placed at the center of Search.searchpcst.com.
The 'My Speed Test' by Polarity is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that changes your new tab to Search.searchpcst.com and causes redirects to hxxps://search.yahoo[.]com/yhs/search?hspart=adk&hsimp=yhs-adk_sbyhp&p=[search terms]. The 'My Speed Test' New Tab includes a widget for measuring the Internet speed by Openspeedtest.com. However, you are not required to have the 'My Speed Test' extension installed if you want to benefit from what Openspeedtest.com has to offer. Polarity Technologies Ltd is a marketing company that uses customized searches by Yahoo and free browser extensions to enable ad publishers to deliver targeted commercials to the users. PC users who are not willing to share information like their Internet history, recent downloads and Web searches with third parties might not want to install the 'My Speed Test' software from Polarity and use the Search.searchpcst.com domain. The Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for 'My Speed Test' can be found at hxxp://search.searchpcst[.]com/Home/Terms and hxxp://search.searchpcst[.]com/Home/Privacy. You can remove software associated with Search.searchpcst.com by using help from a credible cybersecurity product.
URLs
Search.searchpcst.com may call the following URLs:
| search.searchpcst.com |
| speedtest.mysearches.co |
